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Field-free two-direction alignment alternation of linear molecules by elliptic laser pulses
David DaemsHans-rudolf JauslinEdouard HertzStéphane GuérinOlivier FaucherBruno Lavorelsubject
Kerr effectI-2 MOLECULESField (physics)General Physics and AstronomyFOS: Physical sciencesLinear molecular geometry02 engineering and technologyElliptical polarizationEllipse01 natural scienceslaw.inventionOpticsREVIVAL STRUCTURESlaw0103 physical sciencesOPTICAL CENTRIFUGEAlternation (formal language theory)010306 general physicsPhysicsQuantum Physicsbusiness.industry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyLaserOrthogonal coordinates0210 nano-technologybusinessQuantum Physics (quant-ph)description
We show that a linear molecule subjected to a short specific elliptically polarized laser field yields postpulse revivals exhibiting alignment alternatively located along the orthogonal axis and the major axis of the ellipse. The effect is experimentally demonstrated by measuring the optical Kerr effect along two different axes. The conditions ensuring an optimal field-free alternation of high alignments along both directions are derived.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 |